Combined planter and fertilizer distributor



May 29,' 1923.

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` 1,457,231) F. B.' ROUBIQUE Y COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZERDISTRIBUTOR 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 30 1922 I Patented May 29j, 19223. 'i

vApplication ledf JanuarySO, 19.22.' .VlSerial No. 532,766.

TovaZZ lwhom t may concern." A

Be it known that I, FRANCIS B. Roonioon, a' citizen of the United States, residingat Napoleonville, inzfthe parish. of Assumption and State of-Louisiana, have invented cer-i tain new and useful Improvements in Combined Planter and lFertilizer Distributors;

andfI do'hereby declare `the following to be a full, clear,-and exact description of the v1nvention, suclraswill enable others kskilled kin f the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

rows of corn, cane orother crops;y y It is an object of the invention to provide a machine for c arrylng `out the abovedescribed functions simply and economically which can be attended by 'a single farm' hand 1 and will have a relativelygreat capacity for hardship I e l 1- tudinally-- extending arms-13 and, 1.4,'0faquVT Shaped bal. 15 which is supported ,in .part if performing this work without upon the attendant. y f

Another' ob 'ect of along by; animalpower and will atvthe same time bevdurablevand capable of vwithstanding-.V

the rough `uses to which amachine -ofthis kind is subjected' in traveling` over. cultivated fields. t

v .,With, the, l:foregoing and other' obgects'flll view, theinventionwill be more fully ydeaf scribed hereinafter, and willV 'be more par-ki ticularly pointed out in the, claimsap-pendedg hereto.. e l Y In the ldra'wlngs7 wherein like symbols out theseveral views, n.

.--Fig. l isa top planylew ofian apparatus moved;` 1, f

Fig13 iS @rear elevation with; the seat 1 removed ;i

,Figais an enlarged @imesh ofthe dig-1 tributing'hopper with* parts shown inl-sectionandjparts broken away; f

feed ppertakenlat right `angles to Fig. 4;

`the `invention is lto produce a relatively light machine for the pur-v posesfstated which Imay `be readily, drawn I p A braces l16 v and .17, are; preferably; curve' ar'igle ironor channel construct-ion soga-sto referto like or corresponding parts through is fronti-elevation ofthe saine with parts insection and certain lparts ref` Fili. 5 is a vertical section'throughnthe.

Y-7, also in Fig. 4;

v Fig. 8 .is a central lsection Vf follower gear'g-and7V VFigi) is :1i-front view ofa and iwhich. are :carried by .theflower endsof the archedfaxle' 5. The archedaxle :Willbe` sufficiently high to enable thepartscarriedf I kj thereby to clear thetops of plantro'ws,exejr The present invention `relates to improve ments in combined planters andfertilizer-V distributors and consists more particularly'. in a machine for the planting of'k seeds` and" the Adistribution of lfertilizer.between plantv tending from. 3, to -5. 'ifeetorhigher.;I lThe stub .shaftft is longer-than the companion shaft andiextends inwardly through; a, rh11bj or-boxboltedtohthearched aXlef to receive' "f Y tendingtransversely of ,they machinejandf-k above at pair'of-companion feed liofppers*110..;`

vand 1l `which are suitablysupportedn a@ S0 beam-112iwhichghas-its support 'in the longi-v.

thearched axle 5 andinypart-bybracesl and 17 which jextendto atongue .1.8; l`The in opposite directions andhave portions flying beingr bolted or otherwisesecuredffthereto asl indicated .at -.19. 1` Considerable; portionsoff".- i

thffal Partoftheibraces 16 andl? also lie11=90- inY contact with the front portion lof th'e .Ue f

shaped` bary 15, the l` bar being-preferably A of;

have-itsflanges lie againstyedges of .ther braces and:toy-'thus'xreinforce this combined:-l structureyfi .rl-=.;ff.. The shaft.9;i`s journaled'g;instandards .0.'y and 21 erected upon opposite 9nd;.p'ortionsg`y of-.vthe beanr l2. `4Suitable hangers '22jand23` 'y are provided upon' fthe f upper vedge or .rim of' the hOPPerr'flOffor thejshaft 9while, similartf f hangersgQZi-and 25eme provided forthe. shaft;`

upon! the rimtzof the ic'olnpanion :hopper` 11. y Thefshaft Qycarries beyeledpinions26j'ancl` 27 lturning therewith'andmeshing vwitlfifbevij fullyreferred to.; f Referring more particularly to ,Figsfetto Sinclusivey'each of the hoppers is preferably sl.v

asvherein-v shown yand the .description'of the csf l i f .eled gear wheels28and129zhereinafter-niore im y hopper 10 referred to will be understoodfas-- being,equallyiapplicableftd-theliopper '11."

fertilizer, which maybe loaded into the topV parts; of the hoppers which are preferably reinforced by outwardly rturned rims Thev hoppers are desirablyl made of sheet l metalialthough other material may serve the purposeequally well.

The hangers 22 and 23 serve as centering devices for the shaft 9 and?v are supported upon the arms 3.4V and 35 which carry a central round block 36 adapted: to lit 'Within the annular cavity 37' in the base of'- the beveled gear 28. The arms 34 and. are, bolted or otherwise secured to the riin33 as indicated at 38 and 391. The bev eledi 'gear ,wheel 28l` is free to rotate upon the block 36 and is held securely agai-nstr any lateral movement by the flange portions at the opposite sides of the annular recess 37, and the gear wheel is further prevented from escapingfrom the blocks 36 by the weight of theparts attached thereto.

-Tlfie central portion of the gear wheelf28 is perforated/.as represented at V to receive the upper threaded end ot a hollow barrel 41. The barrel lies centrally through the hopper andhas its lower end fitted' snugly ff within the'nozzle 31,A but being free to rotate thereinkd ust above thenozzle, the' barrel'v 41y is. provided with a number of vertically ex- .tendingelongated slots 42' to admit the ma terial1L from the hopper into the nozzle and ediuction tube. vA plunger 43, also preferably'hollmvr for purposes of lightness, is slid ably rmounted within thevbarrel 41 or is slid ablyy movable therein inorder to enable'` ittotmove past the slots 42 and either' totally eclipsethe slots or partially mask them aocording as it may bedesirable in orde'rtocut" olii the supply of' said' fertilizer orto only reducethe supply; l v U A. stem 44 is secured to the plunger 43 and has a slotted portion; 45l adapted to straddle the shaft 9` and topermit of verticalimovement which. it receives; from a handf leven46 pivotedyupon` abraekett? secured' to the liopperon other support andhaving a latch segment 48 and' a latch .rod 49A associated therewith to vh'old the plunger in the adjusted position. The hoppers may be braced by tie rods 50 andl whichpass between the rim 33 and thebeam l2.' Alsofother bracesl are:I provided for thepants wherever necessary.

'A double-tree 52 is4 pivotally supported,

upon the tongue 18 near the U-shaped bar 15 and has at its outer end U-shaped stil-rups 53 and 54 extending downwardly and having diagonal. side portions 55 and 56.y Swingle-trees 57 and 58 are'adjustably carried upon'the'stirrups' `53 and 54 and are suitably braced by rods 59 and 60 extending to the axle or other parts of the machine.

A neck yoke 6l is also provided, it being pivotally mounted upon the tongue l3- as represented at 62, and having a brace 63 extending beneath tlie tongue and also secured by the bolt 62. rlihe brace 63 extends as an arc across the upper arched portion of the neck yoke and has its ends down-turned and secured as by bolts 64 and 65 to the neck yoke. The neck yoke is provided with suitable rings 66 and 6'? at its divergent endsvv for Y l the attachment of the harness.

In operation, the machine is drawn along.;

by draft-animals hitched to the stirrups "53 and swingle-trees 58, although it will` be understood that other power, for instance a tractor, may be employed for this purpose. The hoppers are initially loaded-with seed and fertilizer and as the machine proceeds the two eductlon 'tubes will lie to opposite sides or the plant rows whichl are easily cleared by the heightofv thearched axle. Y The movement of the machine will causeV thev sprocket 7 to be put intol operation Vwith a" consequent turning of the shaft@ and its pinions 26 and 27. These pinionsl meshing as they do with the gear wheels 28 and 29 impose a constant rotation upon the barrels 4l. There results an ajgitating effect upon' themateria-lY which converges into the lower portion of the hopper and as this material" is stirred about it readily finds exitfthrough- 1 the elongated slots 42 into the nozzleand eduction tubes'- 32 by which it. is` directed upon the ground. v

The'feeding'4 of the materiali willi thus be positive'L and? uniform andi the amount penmitted' to escape is directly under the conH trol ofV thev plungers 43. Asfshown in'- Fig.;

4, the plungers may be locked to entirely cut off' the supply as for instance'in goingto and returning from the field, or they may belentirely raised as shcwnin` Fig; 5', to'al-l'ow of* a maximumy distribution of' the seedf andi. fertilizer. Oi course it is understoodthat-they' may, by adjustment of the levers 46gflie caused teassuinel any'y intermediate position by whicha nice regulation is'had. Y if It will be appreciated from the foregoing thatV the m'echanisrn is compact and simple and that the machine as a whole is lighta-iid-L easily drawn alongl and canl be inexpensively manufactured?, while at thesameltimeproj-f vidino` for a uniform feeding under control oi".l the material'.

' It 1 i'sobvious that various-fichanges:'andf modifications maybe made in the. details of construction and design off the alcove1 specifi?! 1,-4eraaec cally described embodiment `of this inven tion Without departing from the spirit there of, such changes and modifications being rey interior of said barrel, and means on the exterior of theV hopper for adjusting' said means, substantially as described.

2. A machine as described comprising a hopper having a discharge port, a barrel rotatably mounted in said hopper and having its interior in communication with the hopper at` its discharging end, a plunger movable axially in said barrel, means to rovtate said barrel lying directly above the hopper and adjusting means for -Ithe plunger and also mounted above the hopper and being independent'of said barrelr'o- Ytating means, substantially as described. l

3. A machine as described comprising a support, a hopper fitted through and sus tained by said support, ya rotaryslotted kbarrel in said hopper, a gear Wheel affixed to the barrel above the hopper, means meshing with saidfgear Wheel to cause rotation of the barrel, and -means in the `barrel for changing the port area of the slotted portion v thereof, substantially as described.

4. A machine as ydescribed comprising a platform, vhoppers having tapering lower portions 'tted through and supported by said hoppers, rotary slotted barrels mounted j to rotate in" said hoppers, means extending in common across the hoppers for simult'a` neously rotating` said barrels,` plungers in.

the barrels cooperating `,with theslotted portions thereof, yand meansforadjusting said plungers independently of oneanother, sub-'"' stantially as described.

5. A machine as describedcomprisinga hopper ,havinga downwardly l. convergent bottom leading to a central outlet, a hollow f slotted Abar relrotatably fitted inthe hopper',

- meansl for 'rotatingfsaid barrel, 'anda plun-` ger slidable in the barrelandV co-O'perating With the slotted portion thereof to control the-outlet--of material Vfrom.saidhopperg sub` stantially as described.v

6.l A. machine as described comprisingy 'so feed hoppers at vopposite sides of the longitudinal center of the machine, saidfeed hoppers having outlet nozzles `at the bottomsv thereof, barrels rotatably. `mounted in thei' n hoppers and journ'aled' at their lower end portions in the. nozzles, said barrels having slots communicating `With lthe hopper and ,l

the nozzle, means to move the barrels in the hoppers, plunger's in thebarrelsv adapted to y i `partially ory Wholly maskv the slots, anda Y, latch lever4 connecting Withthe plunger and extending on the exterior ofthe'hopper, substantially as described.v

FRANCIS B'.RoUnroUn 40 t ji" said platform, outlet nozzles leading from 

